Okio develops open-source AI tools that transform how people express themselves
Founders
Samim has been a musician most of his life and has produced global top20 hits. For the past decade, Samim has been a pioneer in the field of Generative AI. Most recently, he was a product designer at Hugging Face, having previously spent four years at Google AI focusing on the development and design of Generative AI products. In 2016, he co-founded CreativeAI, one of the earliest VC backed startups developing AI tools for creative industries. Back in 2011, Samim co-founded 2Beats, a company that developed procedural generation tools for the game industry.
Felix has been a proficient dancer for most of his life and holds a European championship title. He is a computer whizkid with over a decade of expertise in the design and operation of machine learning systems. Most recently, Felix worked on large-scale analytics platforms at Mercedes Benz and previously developed systems for critical infrastructure monitoring at Technische Universität Berlin. Before that, he was a researcher at the Fraunhofer Institute where he focused on verification methods for self-driving cars and collaborating transport robots.
Positions
We’re looking for a Senior Machine Learning Engineer who has a strong background working in ML R&D and ideally has experience with generative audio/music systems.
We’re looking for a Machine Learning Engineer who is experienced working with applied ML systems and is passionate about open-source & (generative) music.
We’re looking for a Software Engineer who has extensive experience with backend development and is passionate about open-source & (generative) music.
We’re looking for a Community Manager with a successful track-record working in open-source and/or music-related communities.